RALEIGH, N.C. – Fourteen Smith Anderson lawyers were selected to Business North Carolina's 2013 Legal Elite, a listing of the state's top lawyers in business-related categories. Additionally, one of the Firm’s lawyers was honored with a Young Guns designation and three partners are in the publication’s Hall of Fame. This year, less than 3.5% of the state’s lawyers made the annual list that is compiled through peer evaluations.

Joshua D. Bryant was also nominated to the 2013 Young Guns category as one of the best lawyers in the state under 40.

Legal Elite Hall of Fame

Those attorneys who receive the most votes in each category are elevated to the Hall of Fame and are no longer eligible for the annual Legal Elite list. Smith Anderson’s Hall of Fame recipients include: